Cost comparison
Affordable colleges by state
Pick a state to compare published tuition, average net price after aid, graduation rates, and acceptance rates side by side. Each page sorts by lowest published in-state tuition and keeps sticker price, total cost, and net price clearly separate.
Three numbers worth keeping apart
- Published tuition
- The sticker price for instruction, before any aid. Rarely what a student actually pays.
- Total cost of attendance
- Tuition plus housing, food, books, transportation, and fees.
- Average net price
- What students paid on average after grants and scholarships. An average across a cohort, not a quote for any individual.
Northeast
- Connecticutmedian in-state tuition $29,353
- Mainemedian in-state tuition $14,746
- Massachusettsmedian in-state tuition $34,009
- New Hampshiremedian in-state tuition $17,425
- New Jerseymedian in-state tuition $13,920
- New Yorkmedian in-state tuition $17,133
- Pennsylvaniamedian in-state tuition $26,929
- Rhode Islandmedian in-state tuition $38,139
- Vermontmedian in-state tuition $41,467
Midwest
- Illinoismedian in-state tuition $18,408
- Indianamedian in-state tuition $24,735
- Iowamedian in-state tuition $20,222
- Kansasmedian in-state tuition $9,964
- Michiganmedian in-state tuition $14,944
- Minnesotamedian in-state tuition $12,015
- Missourimedian in-state tuition $17,677
- Nebraskamedian in-state tuition $10,108
- North Dakotamedian in-state tuition $6,932
- Ohiomedian in-state tuition $15,963
- South Dakotamedian in-state tuition $9,177
- Wisconsinmedian in-state tuition $13,420
South
- Alabamamedian in-state tuition $9,734
- Arkansasmedian in-state tuition $8,280
- Floridamedian in-state tuition $16,640
- Georgiamedian in-state tuition $11,195
- Kentuckymedian in-state tuition $13,254
- Louisianamedian in-state tuition $11,540
- Marylandmedian in-state tuition $10,940
- Mississippimedian in-state tuition $7,956
- North Carolinamedian in-state tuition $7,266
- Oklahomamedian in-state tuition $8,522
- South Carolinamedian in-state tuition $12,978
- Tennesseemedian in-state tuition $18,841
- Texasmedian in-state tuition $13,955
- Virginiamedian in-state tuition $16,637
- West Virginiamedian in-state tuition $9,624
- District of Columbiamedian in-state tuition $30,953
West
- Arizonamedian in-state tuition $10,912
- Californiamedian in-state tuition $15,977
- Coloradomedian in-state tuition $13,835
- Hawaiimedian in-state tuition $7,584
- Idahomedian in-state tuition $8,799
- Montanamedian in-state tuition $5,198
- Nevadamedian in-state tuition $10,690
- New Mexicomedian in-state tuition $2,596
- Oregonmedian in-state tuition $12,672
- Utahmedian in-state tuition $9,315
- Washingtonmedian in-state tuition $8,999
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